Waylen smoothed Rena’s hair.

He murmured, “If things don’t work out between them, we can just let Cecilia be on her own. we’re family and we’ll always be there for her.”

Rena closed her eyes.

After a brief pause, she opened her eyes and expressed her unease.

“Waylen… I can’t shake this feeling that something might happen tonight. Stay awake with me, just in case.”

Waylen paid heed to her warning.

They lay on the bed and talked intimately, sharing the private moments of a loving couple.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the house, Cecilia cradled Edwin in her arms.

Throughout the night, Cecilia remained wide awake, her anticipation of the impending childbirth keeping sleep at bay.

Her hand tenderly cradled her swelling belly, feeling the gentle movements within.

In just two weeks, their little one would come into the world, yet she hadn’t picked a name for her baby.

In the dim light of the room, Edwin’s voice broke through the silence as he murmured “daddy” in his sleep.

Cecilia touched her son’s face gently, and her heart ached for the little boy… She longed to explain everything to him, yet she could not figure out how.

A sudden sharp pain pierced her lower abdomen, causing her to gasp.

Suddenly, the sheets beneath her were damp.

Her water had broken.

In the midst of her agony, Cecilia found it difficult to utter a word. Clutching her belly, she doubled over, the pain relentless.

Edwin roused from his slumber, witnessed his mother’s distress, her forehead glistening with sweat.

Edwin realized his sister was about to be born.

He hurriedly darted out of his bed, rushing to knock urgently on the door of the neighboring room.

“Uncle Waylen, mommy is going to have a baby!” Edwin exclaimed.

Waylen, in the middle of a conversation with Rena, didn’t hesitate.

He swiftly threw off the quilt and rushed to the opposite room, preceding even a coat.

Rena urgently trailed after Waylen.

As expected, Cecilia was indeed going into labor earlier than anticipated.

Waylen swiftly grabbed a down jacket and gently draped it over Cecilia. With a calm demeanor, he turned to Rena.

“I’ll carry her downstairs. Go wake up Mom and Dad. Make sure someone stays at home to look after the children and the rest of us will take Cecilia to the hospital now.”

Rena nodded, her eyes filled with concern for her sister-in-law.

Two minutes later, the lights in the Fowler’s house flickered to life.

On the first day of the new year, the Fowlers were on the way to welcome a new member into the family.

Waylen was behind the wheel, his focus steady on the road, while Korbyn provided directions.

Rena held Cecilia in her arms. While Edwin, who had insisted on accompanying them, sat next to Rena.

Cecilia broke out in a cold sweat because of the pain.

She was sweating profusely. Clutching onto Rena’s waist, she called out Rena’s name, her voice strained, as if she were speaking in her sleep.

Rena tenderly rubbed Cecilia’s belly, offering soothing words.

“You’ll be fine as soon as you arrive at the hospital.”

Upfront, Waylen’s grip on the steering wheel was firm, his attention solely on the road.

The snowy night made the journey treacherous; every turn had to be navigated with extreme caution. Hence, he didn’t allow his attention to wander elsewhere.

He drove himself, deeply concerned for both his sister’s and the baby’s safety, unwilling to leave anything to chance.

Half an hour later, the black Bentley came to a halt at the hospital, and a team of medical staff swiftly approached, rolling a stretcher toward them. Cecilia was gently transferred onto it and rushed straight to the delivery room.

In the grip of pain, Cecilia was in a daze, her mind clouded.

In her delirium, she muttered a name that still held her heart captive.

Mark.

Waylen was taken aback.

He tenderly leaned down and kissed his sister’s forehead and whispered in a hoarse voice, “I’ll call him, Cecilia.”

“No. Don’t do that.”

Cecilia, amidst her pain, shook her head weakly.

Sweat streamed down Cecilia’s forehead, and embarrassment tinged her face. Tears welled up in her eyes as she pleaded, “Waylen, please don’t call him.”

Waylen’s eyes were heavy.

He held his sister’s hand and nodded, “Okay. I won’t call Mark.”

The walls of the delivery room were totally white. There were also a pair of bright incandescent lamps in the ceiling above.

Cecilia was in excruciating pain.

But she bit down on her lip and looked up at the lights.

Tears streamed down the corner of her eyes, each tear reflecting the gleam of the light.

“Mark. Mark…”

She murmured the name over and over in her heart. It was not that she didn’t want to hear his voice or hear him call her name, but she was just scared.

She was afraid that if Waylen called him, the call would be answered by someone else, instead of Mark himself.

Cecilia missed him very much, and she also hated him very much.

She said to him in her mind, “Mark. I really hate you, you know.

Do you know Edwin has been missing you?

Do you have any idea how happy I was when I came to you and waited for you to accompany me to my antenatal appointment the other day?

Of course you don’t know.

You know nothing.”

Cecilia was feeling throbbing pain, making her feel so dizzy that she didn’t even have the strength to miss and hate Mark anymore. With the series of contractions she was experiencing, it was clear that the child couldn’t wait to come into the world.

Before long, a sharp cry could be heard coming from the delivery room.

This was the first day of the new year, and the Fowler family had just welcomed a new member.

was born at 3:10

who picked the name

Rouemn, there was a simple building with windows that had a Light green

was currently snowy, so anyone here would feel comfortable drinking a cup of hot cocoa in a warm

room all year round, no matter how beautiful the scenery was, it would still be very

the window, looking outside. His thin stature made the hospital gown

had almost given up on

alive. He had lived

was standing behind him with a glass of water

for you to take the medicine,” Peter

like he had not heard

outside. After a while, he murmured, “Today is the New Year’s Day. It must be

nose twitched when

time of the year, the Evans Gardon would always be beautifully decorated, and Mrs. Evans would cook your

favorite food,” Mark

But after a moment of silence, he cautiously suggested, “How about you call

Mark heard this, he began to fumble

then, he stopped

never did. It seemed it was better if he never

I better not call her,” he said

have to give

this. Nevertheless, he stepped forward and

“Please take your medicine.

I’ll buy you some pumpkin pies. You can have a taste when you

him and swallowed them without

the bed, and a nurse came in to help put on the medical

was done, Mark

phone got weaker and weaker until

for Mark to fall asleep nowadays. This time, he had a dream and it

the hospital where Rena gave birth to Alexis. He dreamed that he was still strong

almost

had lived

was standing behind him with a glass

medicine,” Peter

he

there staring at the snow outside. After a while, he murmured, “Today is the New Year’s Day. It must be very lively

nose twitched when

the Evans Gardon would always be beautifully decorated, and Mrs. Evans would cook your

her favorite

of silence, he cautiously suggested, “How about you call Rena and ask about Cecilia and the baby? The

began to

he stopped and

but he never did. It seemed it was better if he never called her at all.

not call her,”

give Cecilia

stepped

“Please take your medicine.

bed. I’ll buy you some pumpkin pies. You can have a taste when you wake

took the medicines from him and swallowed them

a nurse

done, Mark looked sideways at

weaker and weaker until

to fall asleep nowadays. This time, he had a dream and

He dreamed that he was still strong and that Cecilia was still

was much

him secretly for a while and call him “Uncle Mark” when

this Cecilia in

his face, saying,

this point,

walls of the hospital room were

gently closed his

needed to have

over his body. He felt

probably gone to buy the pumpkin

plump foreign nurse was

wanted to return home. He missed his

Zoey cooked, and the apartment on Gamous

knew he couldn’t change

up as

him, even if he wouldn’t survive and have her back… He

stay strong

was finding it

started to make paper planes. He knew how much Edwin liked

The plane would be so fast that it would get to Czanch in

to go there because

Mark’s pale fingers trembled as he

Peter came back to

a snowstorm on his way, so he was practically

in time. The pumpkin pies are

then, he saw the paper planes Mark had been making and

planes and

have some of your

only actually took

was not more than a

put

narrowed his eyes and

back home and have a

Angela’s Library

Peter cheerfully assured him. But he could see that Mark was somehow

him about it, Mark’s

it was around 4 a.m.

looked at the caller ID. For

you,” Peter urged in a

broke into a

boy,”

to answer the phone. It was an international call, so the signal was a

voice sounded

gave birth to a girl. Her name is Olivia. Olivia

had given birth to a girl that had

Mark held the phone trembled so violently that he couldn’t say anything for some

said, “Mark, Edwin

Mark closed his eyes.

see you next week. I’ll ask her to take photos

“Okay,” Mark said softly.

another brief silence, Waylen said, “Mark, no

for the emotional entanglement with

first half of his life. He didn’t deserve to end

sniffed and put down the

of the call, he never even dared to

standing in the room all along, was eager to hear what had been discussed since all he’d heard were the

“What happened?” he asked.

sat on the edge of the bed in silence. After a while, he looked up at Peter and said, “Cecilia has given birth

hear this and he did a fist pump in

great,” he said with

first day of the new year. And Olivia is

stroke one of the

home to

Angela’s Library

glance would

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